Clarion call of Swami Vivekananda

The clarion call of Swami Vivekananda inspires us to surge forward, transforming ourselves and society. His immortal messages:

My ideal, indeed, can be put into a few words, and that is: to preach unto mankind their divinity and how to make it manifest in every moment of life.

Forward! We want infinite energy, infinite zeal, infinite courage, and infinite patience, then only great things will be achieved.

We are responsible for what we are, and whatever we wish ourselves to be, we have the power to make ourselves.

This is one question I put to every man…Are you strong? Do you feel strength- for I know it is truth alone that gives strength…

Strength is the medicine for the world’s disease.

The remedy for weakness is not brooding over weakness, but thinking of strength. Teach men of strength that is already within them.

Be pure first and you will have power. Purity, patience and perseverance are the three essentials to success, and above all-Love.

Have faith in yourself-all power is in you-be conscious and bring it out. Say, ‘I can do everything’

Stand up and fight! Not one step back, that is the idea! Fight it out, whatever comes.

Let the stars move from the spheres! Let the whole world stand against us!

I will tell you in plain language that you work best when you work for others.

The secret of religion lies not in theories but in practice. To be good and do good-that is the whole of religion. Not he that cries ‘Lord’, ‘Lord’ but he that does the will of the Father.

Each soul is potentially divine. The goal is to manifest this divinity within by controlling nature, external and internal. Do this either by work, or worship, or psychic control, or philosophy-by one, or more, or all of these-and be free. This is the whole of religion. Doctrines, dogmas, rituals, books, temples or forms, are but secondary details.

This human body is the greatest body in the universe, and a human being the greatest being. Man is higher than all animals, than all angels; none is greater than man.

Men, men, these are wanted; everything else will be ready, but strong, vigorous, believing young men, sincere to the backbone, are wanted. A hundred such and the world becomes revolutionized.

This is the time to decide your future-while you possess the energy of youth, not when you are worn out and jaded, but in the freshness and vigor of youth.

Work; this is the time, for the freshest, the untouched and unsmelt flowers alone are to be laid at the feet of the Lord, and such He receives.

Rouse yourselves, therefore, for life is short.

Work unto death- I am with you, and when I am gone, my spirit will work with you. This life comes and goes-wealth, fame, enjoyment are only of a few days.

It is better to die on the field of duty, preaching the truth, than to die like a wordly worm. Advance!